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Summer hiking in L.A. can be surprisingly glorious. Here’s how to stay safe in the heat
1 year, 5 months ago

Summer hiking in L.A. can be surprisingly glorious. Here’s how to stay safe in the heat

LA Times  

Yes, it’s hot out there. Maybe it’s all the water, but the heat hasn’t obliterated the bloom yet, so you can still find plenty of gorgeous flowers along L.A. hiking trails. Do your AllTrails and book research to find shaded trails; they’ll make your hike feel cooler than it actually is. Drinking too much water without enough electrolytes can actually …

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He turned his weed-filled yard into a low-water jungle of fruit trees
2 years, 4 months ago

He turned his weed-filled yard into a low-water jungle of fruit trees

LA Times  

Artist-teacher-gardener Jose Ramirez never considered a lawn for his Boyle Heights home. Jose Ramirez’s backyard has a few pomegranate trees, along with a wide variety of other fruit trees. I’d see these exotic tropical trees, and I’d think, ‘I’ve got to try this.’ You know some things are going to work and some aren’t going to work, but you’ve got …

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L.A. is finally separating food waste from trash. Will residents embrace composting?
2 years, 4 months ago

L.A. is finally separating food waste from trash. Will residents embrace composting?

LA Times  

L.A. sanitation workers Miguel Torres, left, and Zac Ortiz unload in-home composting pails to be handed out to homeowners in Los Feliz on Aug. 6. “I question why the city of L.A., being a climate leader in the region, is lagging behind conservative coastal Orange County cities,” said Hoiyin Ip, co-chair of Sierra Club California’s Zero Waste Committee. is in …

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With composting, Californians can take climate change into their own hands
2 years, 9 months ago

With composting, Californians can take climate change into their own hands

LA Times  

L.A. Compost volunteers Yoichi Nagano and Esko Robinson work at the group’s regional hub in Griffith Park. Another round of “aggressive Googling” led Leong to a group called L.A. Compost and the start of a life-changing conversion that began — naturally enough — with broccoli stems, coffee grounds and banana peels. Composting became bigger than itself: a gateway to friendships, …

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California’s new composting law starts Jan. 1. How to recycle your food scraps
2 years, 11 months ago

California’s new composting law starts Jan. 1. How to recycle your food scraps

LA Times  

Starting Jan. 1, instead of throwing that container of fuzzy strawberries into the trash, a new law will require Californians to recycle their food scraps and other leftovers. Food that can be recycled Coffee grounds, coffee filters and non-nylon tea bags Fruit and vegetable scraps Egg shells Used/dirty paper food containers Juice pulp Paper towels and tissues Paper plates Some …

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California goes to war with food waste. Composting is its next climate crusade
3 years ago

California goes to war with food waste. Composting is its next climate crusade

LA Times  

Sometimes it’s not even trash. Senate Bill 1383 mandates that Californians toss unused food, coffee grounds, egg shells, banana peels and other leftovers into bins they use for other “green” waste, such as garden trimmings, lawn clippings and leaves. “We are pleading with the public, ‘We need recycled food, to help with greening the land around us, to work on …

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